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The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
DR.. Holmes Writes Of Some Of Its Won.
Glers-HOw to See tho Sights.

DR.. Holmes Writes Of Some Of Its Won.
ders-How to See tho Sights.
made but two brief visits to the Brit
ish museum, and l can easily instruct my
reader SO that he will have no difficulty.
If he follow my teaching, in learning how
not to see it. When he has q spare hour
at his disposal, let him drop in at the mu-
scum and wander among its books and its
various collections. He WI know as
much about it as the fly that buzzes in at
one window and out at another. If /
We're asked whether brought away any
thing from my two visits, I should say
certainly did. Tie fiy sees some things,
not very intelligently, but he cannot help
seeing them. The great, round reading
room, with its silent students, impressed
NE very much. looked at once for the
Eigin marbles, but casts and photographs
and engravings had made me familiar
with their chief features. l thought
knew something Of tie sculptures
brought from Nineveh, but was aston
ished, almost awe struck, Mt the sight of
those mighty images which mingled with
the visions of the Hebrew prophets. Ibid
not marvel more at the skill and labor
expended upon them by the Assyrian
artists than 1 did at the enterprise and
audacity which had brought them safely
from the mounds under which they were
buried to the light of day and the heart of
d great modern city.
l never thought that should live to see
the Birs Nimroud laid open, and the tab
lets in which the history of Nebuchad-
nezzar was recorded spread before me-
The Empire of the Spade in the world of
history was founded at Nineveh by
Layard, q great province added to it by
Schliemann, and its boundary extended
by numerous explorers, some of whom
are diligently at work at the present day.
feel very grateful that Isany Of its rev.
elations have been made since / have
been a tenant of the travelling residence
which holds so many secrets in its re-
cesses. There is one lesson to be got from
a visit of an hour or two to the British
museum-namely, the fathomless abyss
OF our own ignorance. One is almost
ashamed of his little paltry heartbeats in
the presence of the rushing and roaring
torrents of Niagara So il he has pub
lished little book or two, collected a
few fossils, or coins, or vases, he is
crushed by the vastness of the treasures
in the library and the collections of this
universe of knowledge
L have shown how not to see the British
museum Twill tell how to see it. Take
lodgings next door to it-in a garret, II
you cannot afford anything better-and
pass all your days at the museum during
the whole period Of your natural life.
At three score and ten you will have some
faint conception of the contents, signifi-
canoe and the value OF this great British
institution, which is as nearly as any one
L.
stab at which by the dagger of anarchy
would fifty begin the reign of Chaos
Oliver Wendell Holmes In Atlantic
MONTHLY.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Emerson gave much more Of his time
and thought to his children, from their in
fancy, than was usual with busy fathers
in New England forty years ago, or is,
perhaps, now. There is nothing fhe
writes in his Journal that is not of the
greatest interest in the nursery. Every
tear and every smile deserves a history, to
say nothing Of the stamping and scream
ing" and he kept a record of their child
ish doinSs and sayings, in which these
pretty oracles" are chronicled like the
anecdotes of Plutarch. Their play and
their work, their companions and their
lessons. their ont of door rar,hles and
their home occupations, were objects Of
his constan: care. The home discipline
was never neglected, though it was en-
forced by the gentlest methods. The be-
ginning of a childish quarrel. outbursts
of petulance and Stiffness. were averted
by requests to run into the study and see
il the stove door was shut. or to 60 to the
front gate and look at the clouds for a
minute.-Cabot's Memoir of Emerson.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
THE QUEEN OF SALESWOMEN.
An Artist in Whose Hands the CuStome
Was rs Helpless AS An Infant.

An Artist la Whose Hands the Customer
Was rs Helpless An Infant.
A conversation overheard: the speakers
are feminine. How did you come TO buy
those shoes. They are very handsome,
but not at all your usual style" We'll,
Tve been pretending to everybody that
changed my mind about square toes. and
that l bought them because liked them.
but I'll confess to you that it was 10 such
thing; / bought them because the sales
woman was clever enough 20 make re do
it." ''She must have been clever in
deed" 'Yes. / don't wonder you say
SO; generally take pleasure in declaring
my Independence of the usual sales
woman's dictum. When she tells me
what is the style, and what she is buying
for herself, and what will just suit me.
wouldn't buy what she recommends if
wanted il so much that / went to another
shop and got identically the same thing:
but the woman that sold ME these shoes
was an artist in whose hands 1 was but a
helpless infant. To begin with, she was
q bright, CHEEKY little thing, and struck
me dumb with amazement from the first
by waiting on me as if it were pleasure
for her to do it.
'sThen she brought ont these shoes with
the remark that she was SO glad she had
this one pair Of this kind, for she knew
they would fit me, as they had been made
to order, so much better than the regular
stock. How did it come that shoes made
70 order were for sale to me. Why the
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Mr.. w. H. Morgan, merchant, Lake
City, Fla, was taken with severe cold,
attended with distressing cough and
running into consumption in its first
stages. He tried many so-called popu-
lar cough remedies and steadily grew
worse. Was reduced in flesh, had diff
Guilty in breathing and was unable to
sleep. Finally tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption and found
immediate relief, and after using about
half dozen bottles found himself we'll
and has had no return of the disease.
No other remedy can show SO grand a
record of cures, as DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption guaranteed to
do just what is claimed for it,-Trial
bottle free at Dowty & Becher's drug
ctOro
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
Food OF the Canary Islanders,

The splendid physical development of
the Canary Islanders gives special interes.
to their peculiar food. Five-sixths of the
inhabitants, according to DIR. C. F. Taylor,
subsist almost exclusively upon O fine
flour made by grinding roasted wheat,
corn or barley. This is called gofio.
Being already cooked, it requires no pre-
paration for eating except mixing to any
desired consistency with milk, soup or any
suitable fluid. Gofio is delicious, whole
some, highly nutritious and very Con-
venient to use. For these reasons. and
the important one that it seems to remuve
q tendency to acidity of the stomach, DR..
Taylor recommends the addition If this
food to our own already large variety
Arkansaw Traveller
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The Meaning Of u "iSoOnn."

Do not listen to the man who proposes
to ''boom" your business. An excessive
''bcom" means working at high pressure.
The margin" or factor of safety be-
comes too small to Withstand the strain
and your ''boom" becomes a burst bub-
bic. On the other hand, should the boom
be carried out, a reaction is sure to follow.
The higher the ''boom" the lower the
''doOm" will be to which your business
descends. Booming" may well be COM
pared with alcoholic stimulating. The
latter will make things hum for q time,
hut the reaction surely comes, and things
are equalized to q dead level Then and
there are the 'boomed' and the stimu-
lated found wanting. Force business with
conservative pressure. 1t may not go fast
enough, but it will surely reach the mark
if persistence handles the throttle.
ton Budget.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
The Gas Meter Dangerous,

The meters which gas companies intro
duce into our houses are put together
with solder that melts at a low degree of
heat. When fire originates near gas
meter the heat very soon causes it to fall
apart, and the unchecked flow of gas from
the influent pipe quickly fills the premises
with a roaring and devastating fame.
After every fire, when there is total loss
of the building, a blazing stream of gas
roars on beneath falling walls and debris,
until measures are taken to stop the sup
ply Of gas from the street MAINS With
these facts before everybody's eyes ii
seems strange that no attempt is made to
have meters differently constructed, or
some way devised to prevent the loss that
necessarily results from the present state
Of things.-The Engineer
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Renews Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
county, Iowa, tells the following remark
able story, the truth Of which is vouch
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am 73 years old, have been troubled
with kidney complaint and lameness fol
many years; could not dress my.
self without help. Now 1 am free
from all pain and soreness, and am able
to do all my own housework. 1 lowe my
thanks to Electric Bitters for having
renewed my youth, and removed com
pletely all disease and pain" Try a
bottle, 50 cents and 81 at DOwty &
Becher's drug store.
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Price y cents per box. For sale by
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Mr.. Ed. F. Bourne, the efficient and
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close confinement to Office work, have
been troubled with habitual constipation
1 have received more benefit from St.
Patrick's Pills than anything 1 ever
tried. I gave them thorough test and
am now in perfect health. 1 hereby
recommend them as pleasant and re-
liable medicine" They do not grasp
nor cause the sickness occasioned by the
operation of almost all other cathartic
pills or medicines. Sold by Dowty &
Becher.
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Without . Compass,

Says old Allen Thompson: '.When I
sure ways that 1 have for finding the
that three-fourths of the moss on trees
grows on the north side: the heaviest
bOughs on spruce trees are always on the
south side, and, thirdly, the topmost twig
of every uninjured hemlock tips to the
east. You just remember those things
and you'll never get lost.-Mount Wash
ingtOn Among the Clouds.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

A GOOD ONE-Mr. James Marsh, of
Aten, Neb., after an experience of four
years in using and selling Chamberlain g
Pain Balm, says: 1T is the best and
most reliable iniment ever produced"
A fifty cent bottle will accomplish more,
in the treatment of rheumatism, lame
back or severe sprains, than five dollars
invested in any other way. A great
many cases have been cured by it, after
being given up as hopelessly incurable.
1t promptly relieves the pain in all cases.
Sold by Dowty 4 Becher.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Artificial precious stones have become
an important article of trade. The pro-
ducts of some of the shops would almost
deceive an expert, but the test of hard
ness is still infallible The beautiful
French PASTE" from which imitation
diamonds are made, is . kind of glass
with q mixture of oxide Of lead The
more Of the latter the brighter the stone,
but also the softer, and this Is q serious
defect. The imitation stones are now SO
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
An Old Roman Pen.

At Acosta Roman metal pen has been
found. 1t is a bronze pen slit in exactly
the same fashion as the present steel zen.
The Dutch invented a metal pen in 17l7.
but it was not until many years later that
the hand-screw press, which made the
hrst cheap steel pen, came into use.-Bos-
ton Budget.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
liOnal Wages Ahead.

George Stinson 4 Co.. Portland, Maine, can
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making great pay. You are started free. Capt.
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this world. Ally
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

The use Of electric light ON public
buildings at Washington has led TO .
great increase in the number Of spidere'
webs. The lights attract multitudes Of
insects, and these in turn attract the
spiders. In many cases architectural
outlines have become badly obscured BY
.he webs.-ChicaGo Times.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

No one is we'll equipped for journey
without bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. In an
emergency its value cannot he estimat-
ell. Sold by DOwty & Becher.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
The lnOuaellesl Naua in CSlasa

Aswe!l rs the handsomest, and others
are invited to call on DIR. A. Heintz and
get free a trial bottle Of Kemp's Ba:sam
for the Throat and Lungs, a rem edy that
is selling entirely upon its merits and 10
guaranteed to cure AID relieve all
Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma.
Bronchitis aud Consumption. Price 20
cents aud 81. Decz2-86
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

It costs railroad company 5000 more
to put up 1000 signs reading 'Look out
for the locomotive" than the same num-
Der reading ''Dange-.' And the latter
arc the most effective, too.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Henry Young, 20 years old, son of a
rich farmer, twelve miles north of st.
Joe, was found hanging by a stout rope
m his fathers barn.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Long WASTES, short skirts and full
blouse fronts are the features in little
girls frOckS.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
lJOctOring Wines in Paris.

OF the hundred and odd millions of gal
Ions of wine that yearly enter Paris all is
as represented, the ''GOctoring' being
done after the wine has paid its duties
and passed into the hands Of dealers
The most harmless of these tricks is the
marking of ordinary vintugcs by tn.
name Of some Wine of much his her yrats
the next is making, say, three barrels o..t
of two 10y adding distilled water and III
creasing the color by mixing in lew
quarts of wine grown IN the dcpa rtment
of LOiret called ''black Wine" from it's
excess Of natural cOlOring matter
Besides all this a large proportion of
the ''silerries," and practically I'LL of the
''MaGeiras are made ut Cctte and else
where from rough native wines some
what dcctored up to suit; these are, how
over, principally used in cooking, are en-
tered at the custom house for what they
are and SD sold to dealers In fact, the
names have come to be SO well under
stood by all that the wines can hardly be
classed as deceptiOns. As for marking
fair ordinary wine as Chateau I.afitte or
Clos dc Eougeot, it is probable that Noah
did something Of the kind when he asked
friends to dine with him who were not
experts in fermented grape juice. J.
Eddie in Globe Democrat
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Basques and bodices are generally be-
ing heightened to cover the hips more
deeply.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Lace lamp shades with silk fringe half
yard long are now held to be the most
elegant.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Allow u cough to run until 1t gets beyond
the reach Of medicine. They often say,
Oh, it will wear away, but in most cases
1t wears them away. Could they be in.
duced to try the successful medicine
called Kcmp's BalsSm, which We sell on
\ positive guarantee to cure, they would
immc diatelr see the excellent effect after
aLing the first dose. Price Soc and 81 90
7ricl stxe free. DR.. A. Heintz.
j. Z. Chaplin, the republican candidate
for county treasurer, died at his home in
Sloan, Woodbury. county, Ia, Sunday
morning.
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Its Delicacy Of Flavor

And the efficacy of its action have rem
dered the famous liquid fruit remedy,
Syrup Of Figs, immensely popular. 1t
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and fevers, cures Habitual Consumption,
Dyspepsia, and the many ills depending
on weak or inactive condition of the
Kidneys, Liver and Bowels. Manufact-
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Company, San Francisco, Cal. For sale
only by Dowty & Becher.
Long Pine has voted bonds for the
purpose Of erecting q complete system
Of vatervOrks
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Mems umbrellas are as thin as cane.
and do not look as if they were intended
for rain.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
Worth Your Attention.

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The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Matinees of surahs are trimmed with
q new kind of thread lace called dentelle
Russo.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09

Tommy Warren the feather-weight
pugilist, arrested in New York for va
grancy, has been released. His friends
claim the arrest was the result of spite
work.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
sv,,,.r,, webs In w..h,,.,o,..

Those imported plush lined India
shawl wraps only cost from $3.50 to $500.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
Lenses Made oS lee.


The London correspondent; Of LIE MOn-
iteur de In Photographic writes to that
journal that in the Eiddlc Of the winter
which has just elapsed Il student made Il
lens Of ice, with which he Lit the pipes OF
some of the skaters on the Serpentine by
means Of the solar rays, an experiment,
he says, which was first performed in the
polar regions by DIR. ScOresby to the great
astonishment of the sailors, for they could
not understand why the ice did not freeze
the beams Of the sun. We may remark
that Professor Tyndall at times would Set
fire, ut the Royal institution, to little
heap of gunpOwder with rays from the
electric arc concentrated upon the powder
by means of a lens of ice. His eXplana-
ton was that although ice absOrbs rays Of
certain wave lengths, and is gradually
melted thereby, other waves it does not
absorb, and these latter produce the heat
ing effect at the focus Of the lens 1t is
wholly question OF the relative motions
of the molecules of frozen water and the
motions of the waves of light; when there
is discord between the two the discordant
waves pass through the ice without alb
sOrption. - British journal Of Pho
Biography.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-09
Mexican
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The Lumber rman needs it In case OF accident.
The Housewife needs It for generalfamly use.
The Canaler needs II for his teams and his men
The Mechanic needs IL always on his work
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The Miner needs IL IN case OF emergency.
The Pioneer rnesdsit-can't get along without II.
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The Steamboat man or tho Bsat0as needs
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The. Horsc-fancier needs it-it ID bis best
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The Stock grower needs it-it will save him
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long life is round Of accidents and dangers.
The Back 00dsman needsit There 10 moth
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limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
Tho Merchant needs IL about his store among
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Keep . Bottle In the Hssse. ris the best Of
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Keep a Beetle In the Factory. Ipimmedists
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